PEOPLE v. MARKWART EX REL. MARKWART

No. 1-00-2084.

762 N.E.2d 623 (2001)

327 Ill. App.3d 80

261 Ill.Dec. 54

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cora MARKWART, Guardian, ex rel. John MARKWART, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

December 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Heyrman, Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald and Janet Powers Doyle, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1996, John Markwart (defendant) was found not guilty by reason of insanity of aggravated arson in a bench trial before the circuit court of Cook County. He was then committed to the custody of the Illinois Department of Human Services pursuant to section 5-2-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections. 730 ILCS 5/5-2-4 (West 2000). In April 2000, defendant sought review of the treatment plan report filed by the mental...

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